Thursday, October 29, 2015

We get all kinds of
requests from people, asking all kinds of things from one-off coffee tables to
massive 275 inch displays. We have experience building all kinds of exciting
projects too, both software and hardware and we understand better than most the
challenges clients can face with a custom project, beyond just financial
reasons.

It is an important
question to ask, as it is different for every circumstance. Consider your
requirements and resources before you ask; do you want it custom?

To help you through
your thinking, we've put together a chart:

Do You Want It Custom? Flow Chart

Custom projects are
great because they are tailored to your precise requirements. They can help
alleviate feelings of compromise, or feeling that you are buying unnecessary
features, when weighing up options with an off the shelf product. They meet
your exact needs. But this, of course, comes at a price.

The nsquaredDIGITABLE and DIGITABLE PLUS are our off the shelf tried and tested
products, which means a safe and secure purchase. Off the shelf products also
have the advantage of a quick turnaround, you can reap the benefits of
economies of scale and will likely result in a higher re-sale value.

Take the time to
weigh up the pros and cons, it will be worth it in the long run! We are experts
in multi-touch smart tables, touch screens and interactive surfaces so don't be afraid to contact us to
help make your decision.

Friday, October 23, 2015

How
will our retail and hospitality spaces look in 5, 10 and 20 years?

What
does tomorrow’s workplace look like?

What
are the constraints and success factors for transforming learning spaces for
21st century learning?

How
will this all affect our interpersonal interactions?

With
a stunning view of a vicious storm rolling in over Darling Harbour from our
room provided by our friends from Novotel Darling Harbour, last
night was the second event in our series of panel discussions. The theme of the
night was "Tomorrow's Spaces", following on from the
success of our first talk, "Innovating Collaborative Workflow". Braving a miserable October night, a lively audience
listened to 5 distinguished panellists from a broad range of disciplines as
they shed insight into how our physical spaces will change to reflect, and
impact, our changing behaviours.

The
storm didn't stop outside, either, with lively debate igniting in our Barossa
Room as the event unfolded. If you couldn't make the event, fear not! The whole
evening was recorded and the event in its entirety is available in the video
below.

nsquared would like to extend a huge thank
you to everyone that made the night possible, with a special thanks to Novotel
Darling Harbour our panellists:

Thursday, October 15, 2015

The Microsoft How Old? Project has been a phenomenon. The app, built to show
off the new Windows 10 facial recognition API and the power of
Azure cloud, uses algorithms to determine how old a user's face looks. And,
understandably, it has become the definition of viral. It has grown faster than
Facebook. It has even grown faster than Angry Birds. The stats speak for
themselves:

1.2 million visitors per hour
in 48 hours

540 million photos analysed
to date

More than 1/2 billion photos
uploaded in 1 month

0-50 million users in just 7
days.

Ellen even tweeted about it:

But don't stop at
Ellen. THERE'S MORE.

We have exciting
news: in a world first, the nsquaredteam is helping to bring the
How Old? online experience into a real life experience.

All this work on How Old? has seemed to have weathered nsquared's faces by a few years, but stay tuned to see what this wrinkly crew has to offer.

Thursday, October 8, 2015

Oh Happy Day, nsquared's Locus V2.0 has been released to the
world! Locus is the easy peezy friend finding app that keeps you up to date
with your friends' whereabouts*.

With brand new shiny app updates available across Android,
iPhone and iPad, and with the Universal Windows app coming soon, you can now
keep track of all of your friends and loved ones at the tap of a button.

We have completely rebuilt our app to make it the quickest and
best version of Locus yet. With a whole new set of 50+ completely redesigned pins and the ability to sync between
all of your devices, no location finding app has ever been this good.

Improved performance

50+ new pins

Bug and notification fixes

New cloud solution

Automatically syncs your devices

Twitter and Facebook integration

Plus many new and exciting features in the coming months! Stay calm and locate your friends.

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Meet Mark and San from Appétit magazine, a niche publication for food
lovers. Appétit is not made by just one person, it is a team effort.
Team efforts deserve team technology.

To get the best photos at the best places, they need to know where
to go and who to meet. Using the DIGITABLE PLUS they can work together
researching alternatives.

They find out where they need to be. They photograph. They interview.
They come back to the office and bring it all to the DIGITABLE PLUS.

San types up an outline for her article, while Mark drops his photos in
place. They can simultaneously give feedback to each other and
decisions are made quickly.

The editor of Appétit, Aaron, joins them for a dynamic team experience.
Collaboration, and negotiation happen instantly as the team gather
around the table in a strategically productive meeting. Losing things in
distant communication is a long forgotten past as the outcome is
captured in digital form as it happens.